Gómez Lanz Javier, de Montalvo Jååskelåinen Federico, Morente Parra Vanesa, Halty Barrutieta Lucía
Universidad Pontificia Comillas.C/ Alberto Aguilera, 23, 28015, Madrid,
Cuad Bioet. 2024 May-Aug;35(114):143-155. doi: 10.30444/CB.170.
The digitization of mental health enables significant shifts in clinical practice by harnessing vast amounts of data derived from the use of apps and wearables to enhance medical research, patient care, and health system efficiency. However, this process brings forth pertinent ethical and legal risks. Ethically, concerns primarily revolve around safeguarding the privacy and confidentiality of sensitive data, alongside the transformation of the doctor-patient relationship through technological interaction. Within the regulatory realm, issues encompass the classification of these tools as medical products, ensuring normative assurance of effective protection of mental health data, and addressing potential legal risks within this domain. This article aims to provide an overarching view of this landscape, serving as a catalyst for the technological, ethical, and legal discourse necessitated by digital mental health.
心理健康的数字化通过利用从应用程序和可穿戴设备的使用中获得的大量数据，实现了临床实践的重大转变，以加强医学研究、患者护理和卫生系统效率。然而，这一过程带来了相关的伦理和法律风险。在伦理方面，主要关注点围绕保护敏感数据的隐私和保密性，以及通过技术交互对医患关系的转变。在监管领域，问题包括将这些工具归类为医疗产品，确保对心理健康数据进行有效保护的规范性保证，以及解决该领域内潜在的法律风险。本文旨在提供这一局面的总体概述，作为数字心理健康所需的技术、伦理和法律讨论的催化剂。
